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Default Chicken Veg or lentil soup today

On 2021-04-25 11:54 a.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/25/2021 1:41 PM, Graham wrote:
>> On 2021-04-25 9:31 a.m., US Janet wrote:
>>>
>>> I think it is going to be chicken veggie soup.Â* I went out to the
>>> freezer, dug around and found a smallish whole bird that will fit in
>>> the pressure cooker.Â* Pressure cooker makes the very best stock.Â* The
>>> stock becomes heavily chicken flavored.Â* But I do cook the chicken for
>>> about an hour.Â* That pulls all the flavor out of the bird and bones.
>>> I'll use the usual for making the stock -- celery,, onion, carrot, bay
>>> leaf, garlic, thyme and a bit of s&p.
>>> I alway use a ues strainer to getÂ* out the odds and ends but this time
>>> I think I will also strain the stock through cheesecloth.
>>> This is going to be a kind of kitchen sink chicken soup. Carrot,
>>> onion, celery, green beans, cabbage, maybe some spinach.
>>> I've got a baguette and home made garlic butter to go with the soup.
>>> It's a good project for a totally dark, grey, nasty day.
>>>
>>> What's on your menu for today?
>>>
>>> Janet US
>>>

>> Miserable weather here - snowing steadily:-(
>> I baked a couple of Lahey-style loaves yesterday - ran out of WW bread
>> flour so subbed WW pastry flour and some gluten. Worked fine.
>> Tempted to just have bread, cheese and pickled onions.

>
> Ploughman's lunch again?
>
> Jill

It's basic, easy and delicious. I should say "was" as I've just eaten:-)
It would have been better with a pint of beer but I never drink booze at
lunch time.